CH 146

: A girl who is a genius but not a genius (1)

Anne was returning to class, repeating Jamie's explanation.

"It's also difficult. There are parts that I do not understand even after listening to the explanation."

To that extent, the magic circle that Jamie and Kennyak showed was difficult to understand just by looking at them.

However, when I listened to the explanation, it seemed that I knew roughly where the mistake was made. I'll try again by correcting the wrong part as soon as I get back.

As my heart became lighter, my steps became lighter as well.

Hey.

Then, someone called her from behind.

I turned around to see Lennon with a dark face and hands in his pockets following him.

"Lennon?"

"Let's talk for a moment."

Did you have any questions about your class life?

Anne is such a wide-eyed student that she can't get past this.

What freshmen are curious about is that they are willing to teach even if they sell their feet.

"What's going on? Any questions? Oh, it's lunch time now. Do you know where the dining room is? I'll guide you. I have to eat too, so... ."

"Please don't expect and say anything to yourself. You don't give me time to talk.

Lennon said, covering Anne's mouth as she exhaled like a rapid-fire gun.

Perhaps it was the first time someone else had forcibly covered her mouth, Anne closed her big eyes.

"Are you calm?"

I wasn't even excited in the first place, did you calm down?

Anne was puzzled by that, but calmly nodded her head as she thought she would say more if she helped out with a single word.

"Whoa. How did you do that?"

What?

"Magician. A while ago, Jamie... You did it in front of the teacher."

this?

Anne created a three-dimensional magic circle on both palms without difficulty.

Lennon frowned.

'How did you do it?'

To put it bluntly, Lennon was confident enough to put his wrists on the list of students who excelled in magic throughout the academy.

The alpha class in elementary school was nothing but children's pranks to him, and when he actually looked at the textbook, he couldn't find anything difficult.

However, the magic circle created by the layer technique presented by Jamie Welton was a different story.

Even that alone gave me a headache, but Kennyak took another bite and completed the three-dimensional magic circle.

okay. It was fine up to there. It was a completely new technique, and it was by no means an easy fusion formula.

None of the students will understand and do it right away. so sure

"But how did you do it?!"

Without context, Lennon exclaimed with frustration.

Anne flinched at the sudden cry.

It was because Lennon's expression was distorted even if he pretended to be.

He thought about what he had done wrong, but Anne didn't do anything wrong.

I was just showing off the magic circle that Jamie and Kennyak had shown me to appease them.

" I was just following what I saw."

"Did you follow me?"

Yes.

Lennon looked like he was going crazy and jumping.

Jamie and Kennyak did not give any explanation about the three-dimensional circle. It's just that I'm not at a level I can understand yet, I just let them know that I can't do anything right now.

Lennon admitted it.

Because I didn't have the confidence to follow him even with his skills right now.

However, let alone mana, the magical talent just followed the magic circle just by looking at him.

It didn't matter if it was perfect or not.

'I did what I couldn't.'

That was the point.

Lennon is a proud child. That pride was completely shattered more than half a year ago when he met the greatest genius of all time, Jamie.

And now.

"Damn it."

Lennon's pride was once again shattered by the girl he thought was nothing.

* * *

After completing all classes, Jamie returned to the house provided by the magical realm.

It was too much of a house for a young child to live alone.

He offered to attach a few servants, but he refused.

He said he would help, so I asked him to come in in the morning and in the evening so that I could only do meals and cleaning.

Throwing off her uncomfortable clothes, Jamie put on her robe and entered the study.

"That kid."

Then, with a serious face, he sat down in his chair and thought of Anne Meyer.

I've only shown it once.

But I followed right away. Although I couldn't create a three-dimensional magic circle perfectly, the fact that I did it was important.

"I knew you were good at analysis, but I never thought of it as mimicking what I saw for the first time."

it's genius

They call this a genius, who the hell is a genius?

Even if you explain the theory in a concrete way and why it's possible in a very easy way, less than 1 in 10 people can do it.

Anne Meyer. It wasn't ordinary from the first impression, but it must have been hiding this secret.

The problem is that you don't take it seriously.

'It's worth it.'

Jamie frowned.

Anne was obviously a genius, but unfortunately the magic was just so-so.

That was the problem.

This academy belongs to the magic world. A place where magicians are trained. A wizard, of course, requires an excellent brain. But wizards don't just have to be smart.

mana. The way to deal with it and the realization that leads to the next level could be said to be the essence of a wizard.

Anne Meyer's mana-manipulating talent was at an extremely mediocre level.

In other words, the talent that Anne Meyer had was 'the talent of a scholar'.

It just means you're smart. And on a very terrifying level.

There's no way the teachers don't know Anne's talent.

If their eyes were knotholes, at least the Javelin and Kennyak were considerable wizards.

In particular, Siegfried and Anne were acquaintances.

Before Jamie, Siegfried was praised as the greatest genius of all time. It didn't make sense that he didn't know Anne's talent.

As soon as the thought reached that point, Jamie got up from his seat and headed to the dean's office with his coat.

I thought I should talk to Siegfried.

* * *

Siegfried was reading an old book in the dean's office.

It was not easy to decide what to make with the 'fragments of Aion' obtained in Saint-Dermain this time, and the process was not easy.

So, I borrowed the old books stored in the Great Library of the Magic World and kept reading.

"Neither is this."

The title read [Infinite Power].

However, the contents were filled with only the sound of catching floating clouds. Is something like this occupying a place in the great library? This kind of bonfire should be burned immediately and eaten with meat or grilled.

"Next is this."

Eternal Fragments are a difficult mineral to work with, but if you can craft anything you want, you'll be able to create something huge.

It may take several years, but considering the future, it is necessary.

It was time for Siegfried to concentrate again and read the old book.

A knock was heard outside.

who are you?

"It's Jamie, Elder."

Confucius? Come in."

The door opened and Jamie entered the dean's office.

Siegfried closed the book he was reading and offered Jamie a guest sofa.

sit down please. What would you like to drink?"

It's okay.

"Then let's just talk. What did you come here for?"

"Between us, do you need a reason to come?"

"Not that."

"Actually, I came here for a reason."

Siegfried frowned.

"Are you here to play pun?"

"I haven't done it in a long time."

" Please tell me why."

"Ann May."

When Anne was mentioned, Siegfried's eyebrows rose slightly.

"Why are you letting it go?"

At the word 'neglect', one eyebrow sagged down this time.

"Are you leaving?"

"You don't know. Why am I saying this?"

Siegfried remained silent instead of answering. I knew it was a positive expression without even asking.

"I showed this in my first class today."

Jamie raised both hands and unfolded the layered magic circle, three-dimensional magic circle, and even a large magic circle made with several magic circles as symbols.

Seeing this, Siegfried's eyes widened.

Confucius? What is this?!"

The magic circle is not an area of expertise, but as soon as I saw it, I could tell that Jamie's development was much higher than the current magic circle.

But Jamie shook her head.

"I didn't show you this to brag about me right now. Ann Meyer did it just by seeing it once."

I beg your pardon?

"It's not perfect, but the important thing is that I followed it. It is still a very difficult theory for students, so I did not explain it properly. Do you know what I mean?"

Siegfried, who was a genius and is still a genius, could not have known the meaning of the word.

"It's a scholar's talent. It's an overwhelming insight that can be understood just by looking at it."

Confucius.

"Why are you still in the academy? Why is the magic world leaving him alone? Why are you wasting your talent like this?"

Sigh. Confucius. I thought that there was no way that Confucius could not recognize him."

"You expected me to recognize Anne's talent."

Siegfried nodded and continued.

Yes. Ann That kid is a genius. I have a brilliant brain that absorbs what I see once. But, Confucius will know."

"I was not born with magic at all."

It's not like Bena's without talent.

extremely ordinary.

In other words, if he had not been born with such a brain, he would have been in the lowest gamma class, let alone the alpha class.

Maybe he didn't even get into the academy.

"No matter what the modifier is, Anne is just smart. That's incredibly smart. You can't be a wizard simply because you're smart.

Siegfried took a deep breath and smiled bitterly.

"Okay. Of course, as Confucius said, we are aware of it."

"We" meant the elders of the magical world.

"Even if you are not a magician, the possibilities are endless. And if you have that level of talent, you can use an elixir or something like that to forcefully raise your status... ."

"How far will the heights raised like that go?"

This time Jamie didn't answer.

"There are people who are born like me and Jamie Confucius, and there are people who are not born like Bena sheep."

Vena wasn't human, but Siegfried knew immediately that she was terribly inept when it came to magic.

"Anne is not without talent, but she is too ordinary. If the expectations for growth were high enough to take on an axis in the magic world, as Confucius said, he would have done so, but didn't Confucius see it in person?

"The magic world sees Anne as Gyeryuk."

"I don't want to write that kind of expression to a student, so I won't answer. But let me tell you one thing. Confucius. The magic world is the core of the Kingdom of Seldam and one of the most powerful forces. In other words, you have to be strict about everything. It's cruel, but it really is."

Jamie agreed.

In a way, the magic world was like a huge corporation.

All the costs of researching wizards and training them. All of that could be done because of the investment.

So I can't recommend investing to anyone just because they have talent. Because people don't know what the future holds.

However, people will argue that it is worth investing because they do not know the future, but what about humans with visible growth expectations?

It was Anne Meyer.

"Then we should have sent it somewhere other than the magic realm. A place where you can put your talents to good use."

Anne's talent will be in full bloom anywhere. Because it's magic, it just can't bloom.

"It's something that can be raised as a mage. If Anne walks the path of a mage, she will become a skill that is difficult to compare with other wizards."

A mage, unlike a wizard, was a term referring to those who approached magic as a science.

For example, the creator of the artifact was also a magist in a big way.

Siegfried nodded in reply.

"It would be. The problem is that I don't have the will to do that."

"Did you talk?"

"I didn't talk about it explicitly, but I have consulted. Then he said this."

Siegfried clearly remembered what Anne had said.

-I'm going to become a great wizard and restore the fame that our family Meyer once had. Don't be ignored by anyone.

At that time, the expression on his face was too serious to be dismissed as a simple childish determination.

"Of course, it's not just about leaving it that way. The child's future is at stake. But, as a child, there is nothing to watch out for. Because you never know when or how it will change. Just like Confucius."

" ."

"Well, there were times when, in fact, there was talk of whether to make Anne a disciple or not. Even with magical talent, Anne's scholarly talent is astonishing."

"So what was the conclusion?"

"Some refused because they had too many disciples, and some refused because they had no magical talent. That's how it ended."

"Who is the elder?"

"Because I am not a disciple."

Indeed. Siegfried had that level of skill, but had no pupils.

probably never in a lifetime.

"By the way, didn't Anne Meyer call you Master?"

" They just want to follow me like a teacher. I'm sorry. If I had been the type to disciple, I would have left my talents and made my apprentice Anne."

Knowing Siegfried's character, Jamie nodded.

Jamie stood up, not having anything else to say. Anyway, I confirmed that the upper management had no idea how to treat Anne right away.

if so It's just a talent worth letting go.

"I'll stop and get up."

"Come in. If you have anything else to say, come see me."

Jamie bowed her head and walked to the door.

Then Siegfried spoke from behind.

Confucius.

Yeah?

"If you feel so sorry, why don't Confucius raise you?"

Jamie didn't respond to that.

Siegfried looked at Jamie's blank face and grinned.

"This is the time to bring in the disciple. A teacher and a disciple that transcends ages. Isn't it bad?

Jamie slammed the door and left the dean's office without answering.

Alone, Siegfried only shrugged.

- Continued on next episode -